Are women using postmenopausal estrogens? A community survey.

Abstract

Self-reported estrogen and progestin use in a California community was determined in 1986-87 from a telephone survey of postmenopausal women (n = 954) ages 50-65 years. Current use of hormones was reported by 32 percent; 26 percent took estrogens alone while 6 percent used estrogen + progestin. Comparisons pointed to significant social network and medical care utilization differences. Women who used estrogen therapy were younger, thinner, lived in smaller household units, and were less likely to be widowed. (Am J

The pharmacognosy of Humulus lupulus L. (hops) with an emphasis on estrogenic properties

“…Its efficacy in reducing vasomotor symptoms such as hot flashes, and in curtailing osteoporosis, has been documented extensively. However, drawbacks to this form of HRT include side effects such as an increased risk of certain forms of cancer (Bolton et al, 1998;Rossouw et al, 2002;Zhang et al, 2001) and women frequently complain of abnormal bleeding, bloating, breast tenderness, weight gain, anxiety, and restlessness (Hahn, 1989;Harris et al, 1990;Rabin et al, 1999). A highly publicized, multi-center study by the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) was prematurely halted due to a significant increased risk of breast cancer for women receiving a crude mixture of equine estrogens plus progestin (Rossouw et al, 2002).…”

Sleepiness in Clinical and Nonclinical Populations

“…The sample was derived from a random digit dial telephone survey made prior to community-based recruitment to a trial examining the effects of exercise on cardiovascu lar function [25], Details of the sampling procedure are described elsewhere [26,27], The community from which the sample was drawn was largely white (71.6%) and well educated. The sleep apnea patient population consisted of 630 patients (543 men, 87 women) be tween the ages of 50 and 65 with a polysomnographic diagnosis of sleep apnea.…”

Self-care activities of low-income women in midlife

“…A wornan on homone replacement therapy is more likely to be younger, thinner, to be educated, to have had a hysterectomy, to drink alcohol, to be a nonsmoker, and to be more physically active (Cauley, Cummings, Black, Mascioli, & Seeley, 1990;Derby et al, 1993;Egeland, Mathews, Kuller, & Kelsey, 1988;Harris, Laws, Reddy, King, & Haskell, 1990;Hemminki, Malin, & Topo, 1993;Standeven, Criqui, Klauber, Gabriel, & Barrett-Connor, 1986). Ferguson, Hoegh, and Johnson (1989) examined 274 women's attitudes toward estrogen replacement therapy using a questionnaire.…”